If you’re a business leader, then you mostly likely have a business plan, a vision for your team or your company. Don’t have one? Put one together. Interact and converse with the members of your team and other business leaders. Discern where you want to go and how you plan to get there.
If you already have one, that’s great, but it won’t come to fruition unless you can effectively communicate it to the people you lead. You have to explain the vision, of course, but you also have to communicate to them how it will benefit the organization as a whole and also each team member. If you can’t do this, or you don’t know yourself, then you don’t really have a vision.
Once your team knows your vision and its benefits, then it’s time to share your expectations for each person on the team. Be sure to relate these expectations to your vision. The vision should give direction to all your expectations and actions. It helps you and your team make sense of what you do and what you should each expect from one another and from the team as a whole.
